Senior Amina Shafeek-Horton joins the cohort of elite scholars in China this fall.
2021 Fellowship Recipients
2021 Astronaut Scholarship The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was established in 1984 as the Mercury Seven Foundation by the six surviving members of America’s original Mercury Seven astronauts. This year ASF has awarded 60 scholarships to students from 44 different universities across the nation. Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college studying science, technology, engineering, or …
2 Trojans receive prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in Beijing
Designed to prepare young leaders to serve as a bridge between China and the rest of the world, Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century. The program offers the world’s best and brightest students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a fully-funded one-year Master’s Degree at Tsinghua …
2020 Fellowship Recipients
2020 Astronaut Scholarship Recipient Zane Durante is a rising senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Eager to dive into artificial intelligence projects at USC, Zane joined the Center for AI in Society, Student Branch (CAIS++) in the fall of his freshman year. His first completed project used machine …
Filmmaker Takes on China On Schwarzman Scholarship
Thanks to a prestigious prize, this USC Dornsife alumnus is headed to China to study the culture and business of filmmaking.
3 USC Trojans Receive Schwarzman Scholarships
Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing, announced its fifth class on December 4, 2019. 145 Schwarzman Scholars were selected from more than 4,700 applicants and include students from 41 countries and 108 universities. The Class of 2021 will enroll in August 2020. More than ever before, this …
2018 Fellowship Recipients
2018 Astronaut Scholarship Recipient Nina Singh is a rising senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and was selected for a 2018/2019 Astronaut Scholarship. She previously won the Astronaut Scholarship for the 2017/2018 academic year. As a part of this honor, scholars receive up to a $10,000 award; expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the “Innovators Gala”; mentoring by …
USC’s Edwin Saucedo named a 2019 Schwarzman Scholar, will study in Beijing
The onetime USC student body president is the third Trojan to be honored by the prestigious program and study at Tsinghua University.
2017 Fellowship Recipients
2017 Boren Scholarship Recipients Caroline Chen is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in both International Relations and Political Economy with a minor in Business Finance. She will spend the 2017-2018 academic year studying Mandarin in China as a Boren Scholar. Edith Conn is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in both International Relations and East Asian Languages and Cultures. She will spend 2017-2018 …
Scholar without borders bridges three continents to improve health care
Jack Huebner aims to advance medicine in sub-Saharan Africa
Congratulations to Jack Huebner and Matthew Prusak Class of 2018 Schwarzman Scholars
Jack Huebner will graduate May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and a minor in French. A Canadian citizen and USC Presidential Scholar, Jack was recognized for his academic excellence upon admission to USC and later on as an inductee into Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. After freshman year, Jack served as a Global Impact Fellow …
USC Dornsife student and alumnus named 2018 Schwarzman Scholars
Human biology major Jack Huebner ’17 and 2015 international relations graduate Matt Prusak will receive the honor of studying at one of China’s most prestigious universities.
USC Senior Dan Li Selected as Finalist for Schwarzman Scholars Program
A Business Administration major and Political Science minor, Dan Li has been involved in USG as the only international Student Senator and is a member of Society 53. Originally from China, Dan is looking to find the cross-section of business, technology and medical sciences to improve the well-being of under-served populations. A natural entrepreneur, Dan has been involved in Sigma Eta …